The Harbin Jewish Research Center is located in Harbin

Harbin

Harbin ; Manchu language: , Harbin; Russian: Харби́н Kharbin ), is the capital and largest city of Heilongjiang Province in Northeast China, lying on the southern bank of the Songhua River...

 (China

China

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) and was founded in April 2000 by the Heilongjiang

Heilongjiang

For the river known in Mandarin as Heilong Jiang, see Amur River' is a province of the People's Republic of China located in the northeastern part of the country. "Heilongjiang" literally means Black Dragon River, which is the Chinese name for the Amur. The one-character abbreviation is 黑...

 Academy of Social Sciences.

In 2003, the history and culture of the Jews of Harbin was approved as a new branch of science study at a provincial level. Its major research areas cover the following aspects: development and use of the relics and sites of Harbin, promoting the process of reform and opening up of Heilongjiang and attracting foreign funds.

In 2009 a cooperation with the Austrian Holocaust Memorial Service

Austrian Holocaust Memorial Service

The Austrian Holocaust Memorial Service is an alternative to Austria's compulsory national military service / alternative service founded in 1992. Since 1998 it is part of the Austrian Service Abroad...

is planned.

Efforts of the Center

• 2002: scale picture exhibition of Jews in Harbin was held
• 2003: June, Remaining Jewish Sites in Harbin postcards
• 2004: September, Jews in Harbin was published